Events

Rules for running for the village and settlement council of the united community in 2017

On October 29, 2017, the first local elections will be held in 201 united territorial communities of Ukraine, including 14 AHs in Chernihiv region. Kateryna Dankova, the head of programs of the Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights, talks about the rules and features of running for the position of village/settlement head and deputy of a village/settlement…

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Legal aid providers in Chernihiv region will facilitate the realization of landowners’ rights

On September 12, 2017, a training session “Regulation of Land Relations in Local Communities” was held in Chernihiv for representatives of legal aid bureaus and public activists of the Chernihiv region.

The main topic of the event was a discussion of the problems of unregulated land and property relations in communities, as well as the problem of providing land plots…

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Human rights activists will promote free and fair local elections

Counseling voters and candidates, public lectures in communities, and training for members of precinct election commissions are just some of the activities that the All-Ukrainian Coalition for Legal Aid will conduct to facilitate transparent and fair first elections in newly formed united territorial communities.

The project is being implemented in 10 regions of our country, including Chernihiv Oblast. It is…

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Mechanisms to strengthen access to justice for vulnerable foreigners discussed in Volyn

On August 29, 2017, a roundtable meeting was held in Lutsk on establishing cooperation between state, law enforcement, judicial and other institutions and non-governmental organizations to ensure access to justice for asylum seekers, migrants and other vulnerable groups of foreign citizens in Ukraine.

The event was organized by the Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights within the…

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Chernihiv residents and displaced persons received grant assistance for the development of self-employment and micro-entrepreneurship

During July-August 2017, business plan defenses of participants of the project “Promoting the reconstruction and sustainable resolution of the problems of IDPs and conflict-affected populations in Ukraine” were held in Chernihiv, which is implemented with the financial support of the European Union.

After completing a series of trainings on self-employment and micro-entrepreneurship, internally displaced persons from Donetsk, Luhansk regions and…

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Human rights activists will promote the effective integration of ATO participants at the community level of Chernihiv region

A new project, which will be implemented by several partner public organizations, is aimed at ensuring that ATO participants and their family members can learn to independently defend their rights and solve psychological problems. The project will also contribute to the effective integration of servicemen at the community level.

According to official data from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine,…

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Free legal assistance to internally displaced persons in Northern Ukraine

Lawyers of the Chernihiv Public Committee for the Protection of Human Rights provide a full range of free legal support for internally displaced persons in Chernihiv and Sumy regions. As part of the project, internally displaced persons from occupied territories and combat zones are informed through the media about their legal rights, legal remedies, and the availability of legal services.…

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